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To: alydar who wrote (63420)	10/31/2005 12:43:36 PM
From: Charles Tutt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

I'm actually a bit apprehensive about tomorrow. They delayed the announcement, and at the shareholder meeting McNealy called for continued patience. As I recall, when the STK deal was announced, it was described as not being accretive for a couple of quarters. All that could add up to some problems. I hope I'm wrong, of course. The flip side is that a continuation of mediocrity as usual could precipitate a buyout. All JMHO. Charles Tutt (SM)

To: alydar who wrote (63420)	10/31/2005 10:49:10 PM
From: E_K_S	Respond to of 64865

Google throws bodies at OpenOffice By Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com Published on ZDNet News: October 31, 2005, 4:00 AM (http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9593_22-5920762.html) Google plans to hire programmers to improve OpenOffice.org, a demonstration of its affinity for open source initiatives and one the company believes also shows sound practical sense.

To: alydar who wrote (63420)	11/1/2005 10:54:33 AM
From: E_K_S	Respond to of 64865

IBM & Sunw move one more step closer Sun's Solaris now an option for IBM blades news.com.com Sun Microsystems and IBM have come to a pragmatic accommodation, under which Sun's Solaris 10 operating system will be a supported option for IBM's BladeCenter servers. IBM won't sell Solaris or support for the operating system to customers, IBM said. Anyone interested will have to purchase the software and support from Sun. ================================================================ This may be the first step in a much longer term relationship. Sun has said its new blade servers will debut in early 2006, but the company declined to comment on the possibility of using IBM's blades. "We are developing a new generation of blade products based on an innovative architecture that is designed to take blades to the mainstream. Beyond that, we cannot disclose further details of any unannounced products," spokeswoman Liza Curran said...... EKS